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OCAD University

Toronto, Ontario

Welcome to the OCAD University Artist Showcase, where you can discover works available for rent or sale by current OCAD U students and recent graduates.

OCAD University is the largest and most comprehensive art, design and media university in Canada. The OCAD U Artist Showcase on Partial makes it simple to support the creative practices and careers of our artists and designers. Get a head start on viewing and collecting the incredible work produced by our top creative talent.

The emerging artists and designers featured on the OCAD U Artist Showcase have undergone a juried selection process. Noted for their standout skills and dedication, their work has been specifically chosen for this showcase.

Meet Our Artists

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Stephanie Camille
OCAD U Feature Artist
My name is Stephanie Camille, and I’m an artist based in the GTA. While I primarily work in oil painting, I...
Sue Mackay
OCAD U Feature Artist
I am an emerging artist working and living in Toronto, Ontario. I am currently completing my Bachelor of Fine ...
Mariam Fahmy
OCAD U Feature Artist
I am an Egyptian-Canadian artist currently based in Japan. I graduated from OCAD university in 2024. My work s...
Mio Reynolds
OCAD U Feature Artist
Mio Reynolds is an illustrator and painter born and raised in Toronto. Having a passion for art at a young age...
Maariyah Mohiuddin
OCAD U Feature Artist
Maariyah Mohiuddin is an emerging artist based in the GTA. Much of her practice involves depicting her Indian ...
Cassandra Cunningham
OCAD U Feature Artist
Cassandra Cunningham was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and has been creating art since her childhood. Ca...
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Featured Works

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Looking In and Looking Out
  • Darcy Roop
  • 9" x 6"
  • Unavailable
#people #drawing
Can You Hear the People Sing? (III)
  • Boyu Jiang
  • 21" x 17" x 0.8"
  • $600 buy — $30 try
#politics #human rights #social issue
Nia
  • Isabelle Halmos
  • 36" x 36" x 1.5"
  • $1800 buy
#portrait #vibrant #colourful
Dawn of Venus
  • Mash Ritchie
  • 30" x 24"
  • $755 buy — $65 try
#acrylic #toronto #ocad #ritchie #expressionism
Reflections Surround 13
  • Hana Elmasry
  • 8" x 8" x 2"
#painting #art #abstract #colour #artwork
Sunset-Bridge
  • Melissa Patel
  • 14" x 11"
  • $200 buy — $25 try
#colourful #inkdrawing #abstract #dreamlike #drawing
Living Burnt
  • Evelyn Trista
  • 16" x 24"
  • $300 buy
#photography #abstract #portrait #surrealism
Gemscape
  • Lulu H.
  • 8" x 10"
  • Unavailable
#ink #watercolour #drawing #line #abstract
We're Bouncing! (SOLD)
  • Mekayla Dionne
  • 12" x 12" x 1.5"
  • Sold
#layering #painting #woman #female #stripes
The Radiance of Inner Stillness
  • ESTHER DOË KIM
  • 12" x 16"
  • Sold
#happiness #nature #minimalistic #flowers
The Sun
  • Lana Spieler
  • 10" x 10" x 1.5"
  • $350 buy
#toronto #abstract #yellow #photography #architecture
Utopian Home infused in Pink
  • ESTHER DOË KIM
  • 66" x 30" x 1"
  • Sold
#happiness #nature #esther kim #landscape #pink
Morning Light/Shadows
  • Sarah Young
  • 27" x 42"
  • $1400 buy — $80 try
#interiors #domestic scene #light study #still life #abstract
Here We Are, Waiting
  • Katarina Holbrough
  • 60" x 48" x 1.5"
#figurative #abstract #large abstract #contemporary #oil painting
Silent Marching
  • Sophia Kim
  • 30" x 40" x 1.8"
  • $2148 buy
#abstract #oil painting #strata
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Witnesses #1
Shahrzad Amin
Latest News
September 2022

Career Launcher Recipient Kasra Goodarznezhad Wins EQ Bank's Emerging Digital Artist Award

The Emerging Digital Artists Award (EDAA) is Canada’s award for critical experimentation in digital media, proudly presented by EQ Bank and Trinity Square Video. Launched in 2015, the award celebrates the contributions of artists working exclusively in virtual space. Kasra Goodarznezhad was selected for his work Evolving Maps: A Collective Memory, 2022.

August 2022

Announcing the latest recipients of the Partial Artist Showcase.

Vridhhi Chaudhry, Sara Shoghi, Helio Eudoro, Kaspian Kondrat, Helen Tran, Grace Hotchkiss, Alessandra Singh, Anam Feerasta.

Announcing  Clara Kim as a recipient of the Slate Asset Management 2022 Career Launcher public art exhibit in the lobby of 2 St. Clair West.

We're excited to announce Irene Lee as the recipient of the Programs, Publications and Shop Assistant Career Launcher at Art Metropole ; a non-profit visual arts centre with a focus on contemporary art in formats predisposed to circulation and dissemination.

We're thrilled to announce the five new artists who will be working closely with NEO Exchange over the next year to create commissioned works of art to commemorate a new listing or a new fund on the NEO stock exchange.

Kristen Qing, Brian Jiang, Olivia Aguiar, Sara Shoghi, Trinity Leon

Congratulations to Tizzi Tan, Mina Nowzari and Briar Tawse-Smith on being the recipients of the Membership Career Launcher at Gallery 44 which is committed to programs that reflect the continuously changing definition of photography.

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